LTO issues memo clarifying that PMVIC inspection still optional
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SENATOR Mary Grace S. Poe-Llamanzares on Thursday welcomed the memorandum issued by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) reiterating its statement last week…
DoF's Dominguez says rich countries need to offer more climate funding
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FINANCE Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said wealthy economies have not offered enough climate financing to help developing nations reduce their carbon…
ADB sees coal-fired plant retirement scheme saving 200M tons of CO2
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THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) said retiring half of the coal-fired power plants in the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam will remove up…
Print media industry seeks exemptions from VAT
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REUTERS THE PRINT media industry has asked Congress for tax relief to help it recover, seeking exemptions from the value-added tax (VAT)…
13th month pay loan application window starts Nov. 2
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SMALL BUSINESSES interested in zero-interest loans to help them make their 13th month payroll may start applying on Nov. 2, the Small…
House probe sought for Mindanao Rail land acquisitions
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TWO HOUSE legislators filed a resolution seeking to investigate the process of right-of-way acquisition from private landowners for the China-funded Mindanao Railway…
SSS app transactions top 35 million in first eight months of 2021
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THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS), the private-sector pension fund, said its mobile application processed 35.27 million transactions and queries in the first…
JICA-backed rapid test kits for rabies launched in the Philippines
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THE JAPAN International Cooperation Agency (JICA) said it launched rabies rapid test kits for use in the Philippines in cooperation with the…
NEA flagged over irregular selection of Benguet power co-op GM
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PHILSTAR SENATOR Sherwin T. Gatchalian said the National Electrification Administration (NEA) did not follow its own rules in selecting the new general…
RCEP trade deal touted as pandemic recovery aid
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PHILSTAR THE PHILIPPINES is seeking the immediate implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to spur economic recovery. Trade Secretary Ramon…